In-vehicle emergency detection and response handling

Abstract

A method for emergency response handling includes receiving an emergency signal from at least one of a vehicle or a user device of an occupant of the vehicle. Sensor data from one or more sensors in the vehicle or the user device is collected. An in-vehicle emergency is detected based on the sensor data and a severity level and a context associated with the in-vehicle emergency are determined. From a plurality of responses, one or more responses are selected, based on the determined severity level and context, for handling the in-vehicle emergency. Response actions are executed based on the selected responses. Execution of the response actions includes communicating, an instruction to at least one of the user device, an emergency contact, a response team, and user devices associated with users present within a first distance from the vehicle.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A method for emergency response handling, the method comprising:
 receiving, by an application server, an emergency signal from at least one of a vehicle or a user device of an occupant of the vehicle;   collecting, by the application server, sensor data from one or more sensors in the vehicle or the user device based on the emergency signal;   detecting, by the application server, an in-vehicle emergency based on the sensor data, wherein the in-vehicle emergency corresponds to at least one of an emergency associated with the occupant and an emergency associated with the vehicle;   determining, by the application server, a severity level and a context associated with the detected in-vehicle emergency based on the sensor data;   selecting, by the application server, from a plurality of responses, one or more responses to handle the detected in-vehicle emergency, wherein the one or more responses are selected based on the determined severity level and the determined context; and   executing, by the application server, one or more response actions based on the selected one or more responses, wherein executing the one or more response actions comprises:
 communicating, by the application server, an instruction to at least one of the user device, an emergency contact of the occupant, a response team associated with the in-vehicle emergency, and one or more user devices associated with one or more users present within a first distance from the vehicle when the in-vehicle emergency is detected. 
   
     
     
         2 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the emergency signal is received based on an input received via one of the one or more sensors, a mobile application hosted on the user device, and an emergency input interface of the vehicle. 
     
     
         3 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing, by the application server, a medical profile of the occupant in a memory of the user device, wherein the emergency signal is received based on a deviation of a current health state of the occupant from the stored medical profile. 
     
     
         4 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, an impact sensor, a temperature sensor, a speed sensor, a smoke sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, an image sensor, and a microphone. 
     
     
         5 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein executing the one or more response actions further comprises at least one of:
 causing, by the application server, an external vehicular display of the vehicle to display textual and graphical content indicating the detected in-vehicle emergency;   communicating, by the application server, a message or a pre-recorded voice message to the emergency contact of the occupant; and   displaying, by the application server, an emergency assistance message on the user device of the occupant.   
     
     
         6 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein executing the one or more response actions further comprises at least one of:
 providing, by the application server, a navigation assistance to the occupant of the vehicle via the user device or a vehicle device of the vehicle;   controlling remotely, by the application server, a central lock of the vehicle for locking or unlocking;   controlling remotely, by the application server, a driving speed of the vehicle to halt the vehicle; and   initiating, by the application server, a troubleshooting of the vehicle.   
     
     
         7 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising activating, by the application server, the one or more sensors based on the emergency signal for the collection of the sensor data. 
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing, by the application server, in a memory of one of the user device and a vehicle device of the vehicle, a plurality of emergency keywords indicating a plurality of in-vehicle emergencies, and wherein the emergency signal is received based on an utterance of one or more emergency keywords from the plurality of emergency keywords by the occupant. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 1 , further comprising storing, by the application server, in a memory of one of the user device and a vehicle device of the vehicle, a plurality of gestures indicating a plurality of in-vehicle emergencies, and wherein the emergency signal is received based on an action of the occupant that results in one or more gestures of the plurality of gestures. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 1 , wherein the sensor data includes at least one of image data, speech data of the occupant, temperature data, impact magnitude data, pressure magnitude data, speedometer data, location data, and current health state data, and wherein the current health state data includes blood pressure magnitude data of the occupant, pulse-rate data of the occupant, oxygen level data of the occupant, and state of consciousness of the occupant. 
     
     
         11 . A system for emergency response handling, the system comprising:
 an application server configured to:
 receive, an emergency signal from at least one of a vehicle or a user device of an occupant of the vehicle; 
 collect, sensor data from one or more sensors in the vehicle or the user device based on the emergency signal; 
 detect, an in-vehicle emergency based on the sensor data, wherein the in-vehicle emergency corresponds to at least one of an emergency associated with the occupant and an emergency associated with the vehicle; 
 determine, a severity level and a context associated with the detected in-vehicle emergency based on the sensor data; 
 select, from a plurality of responses, one or more responses to handle the detected in-vehicle emergency, wherein the one or more responses are selected based on the determined severity level and the determined context; and 
 execute, one or more response actions based on the selected one or more responses, wherein a first response action of the one or more response actions includes communication of an instruction to at least one of the user device, an emergency contact of the occupant, a response team associated with the in-vehicle emergency, and one or more user devices associated with one or more users present within a first distance from the vehicle when the in-vehicle emergency is detected. 
   
     
     
         12 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the emergency signal is received based on an input received via one of the one or more sensors, a mobile application hosted on the user device, and an emergency input interface of the vehicle. 
     
     
         13 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the application server is further configured to store a medical profile of the occupant in a memory of the user device, wherein the emergency signal is received based on a deviation of a current health state of the occupant from the stored medical profile. 
     
     
         14 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the one or more sensors include at least one of a global positioning system (GPS) sensor, an impact sensor, a temperature sensor, a speed sensor, a smoke sensor, a proximity sensor, a pressure sensor, an image sensor, and a microphone. 
     
     
         15 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein to execute the one or more response actions, the application server is further configured to cause an external vehicular display of the vehicle to display a predefined text indicating the detected in-vehicle emergency. 
     
     
         16 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein to execute the one or more response actions, the application server is further configured to provide a navigation assistance to the occupant of the vehicle. 
     
     
         17 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein to execute the one or more response actions, the application server is further configured to:
 remotely control a central lock of the vehicle to lock or unlock; and   remotely control a driving speed of the vehicle to halt the vehicle.   
     
     
         18 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the application server is further configured to activate the one or more sensors based on the emergency signal for the collection of the sensor data. 
     
     
         19 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the application server is further configured to store, in a memory of one of the user device and a vehicle device of the vehicle, a plurality of emergency keywords that indicate a plurality of in-vehicle emergencies, and wherein the emergency signal is received based on an utterance of one or more emergency keywords from the plurality of emergency keywords by the occupant. 
     
     
         20 . The system of  claim 11 , wherein the application server is further configured to store, in a memory of one of the user device and a vehicle device of the vehicle, a plurality of gestures that indicate a plurality of in-vehicle emergencies, and wherein the emergency signal is received based on an action of the occupant that results in one or more gestures of the plurality of gestures.